Raskin: "Speaker McCarthy's invertebrate appeasement of the most fanatical elements of his conference now threatens the well-being of every American ... the Constitution is irrelevant to them. What counts is what Donald Trump wants."

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1707401206530801675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1707401206530801675%7Ctwgr%5Ed64039341a9f22d528e4b3982bb30dae2aa6a882%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdisqus.com%2Fembed%2Fcomments%2F%3Fbase%3Ddefaultf%3Deschatont_u%3Dhttps3A2F2Fwww.eschatonblog.com2F20232F092Fbastards.htmlt_d%3DEschaton3A20Bastardst_t%3DEschaton3A20Bastardss_o%3Ddescversion%3D62db764f4f0426e1eaaed71de8896900
https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1707403494435500197

Lawyer Jonathan Turley was ridiculed as "shameless" after he was announced as a Republican witness willing to speak out at the House Oversight hearing that would advocate for the impeachment of President Joe Biden.

But, as the hearing started Thursday, he was pouring cold water on the GOP's plan.

In a statement, the George Washington University Law School professor declared: “I do not believe that the evidence currently meets the standard of a high crime and misdemeanor needed for an article of impeachment.”

https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20230928/116415/HHRG-118-GO00-Wstate-TurleyP-20230928.pdf

https://www.rawstory.com/biden-impeachment-republican-witness/

“Look, I’m a soldier. I’ve been faithful and loyal to the Constitution of the United States for 44 and a half years, and my family and I have sacrificed greatly for this country, and my mother and father before them. And, you know, as much as these comments are directed at me, it’s also directed at the institution of the military, and there’s 2.1 million of us in uniform, and the American people can take it to the bank that all of us, every single one of us, from private to general, were loyal to that Constitution and will never turn our back on it, no matter what. No matter what the threats, no matter what the humiliation, no matter what.”

— Former Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Mark Milley, on 60 Minutes, responding to Donald Trump’s death threat.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/general-milley-responds-to-trump-social-media-post-60-minutes/
https://politicalwire.com/2023/09/28/bonus-quote-of-the-day-1882/

https://www.facebook.com/RBReich/posts/pfbid0pMeKEskFYG4ZjSkwQMxjzSNjqks2CXM55tFLFR6K8BRf3JNLPciFcfAMp7kndvGtl

https://x.com/NoLieWithBTC/status/1707174648020869168?s=20

https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/09/27

https://twitter.com/tify330/status/1706835536076550306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1706835536076550306%7Ctwgr%5E02ea3414185594639dd299432f77e4e58fd61f5a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstories%2F2023%2F9%2F27%2F2195597%2F-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Time-for-Senator-Menendez-to-go

The defenses Donald Trump attempts to articulate in his sworn deposition are wholly without basis in law or fact. He claims that if the values of the property have gone up in the years since the SFCs were submitted, then the numbers were not inflated at that time (i.e.; “but you take the 2014 statement, if something is much more valuable now — or, I guess, we’ll have to pick a date which was a little short of now. But if something is much more valuable now, then the number that I have down here is a. low number”) [citation omitted] He also seems to imply that the numbers cannot be inflated because he could find a “buyer from Saudi Arabia” to pay any price he suggests.10 [citation omitted]

10 This statement may suggest influence buying more than savvy investing.

This is their out. This is the out that Jared Kushner already pursued. This may be the underlying basis for Trump’s LIV golf tournament deal.

Trump confessed, in a sworn deposition, that if he can’t make objective reality match his own delusions, he’s sure the Saudis will bail him out.

An interesting service the Saudis are offering.

https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/09/27/donald-trumps-fantasy-self-worth/

https://twitter.com/EminentProf/status/1706799754338881835

Trump statement reacting to NY judge finding him liable for fraud. My favorite part is, “If they can do this to me they can do this to YOU!” That is true. If you claim your name is worth $10 billion dollars and all your properties are worth 3x market value because you own them.

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1706810053750403358